From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date: Sat, 14 May 2016 23:22:11 GMT
Subject: Re: Git log three-dot notation: include merge base
Message-ID: <20160514232211.GA26038@sigill.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To: <CAHd499A_AN0U7gj8Yp0pBGGZ6deNrDJ4F4npAKy6a2U0+uTsxg@mail.gmail.com>

On Sat, May 14, 2016 at 06:09:21PM -0500, Robert Dailey wrote:

> Using A...B notation, I get this:
> 
> $ git log --oneline --decorate --graph A...B
> * eb28ae4 (HEAD -> B) Commit 6
> * 7173fa1 Commit 5
> * b5fe27b Commit 4
> * 37a8ca8 (A) Commit 3
> * 72745a7 Commit 2
> 
> The graph no longer makes any sense, and isn't helpful to me at all.
> This is because the merge base commit isn't shown. I understand this
> is "by-design", but is there a way to include it? It's necessary to
> have it, for this graph to make sense.

Try "--boundary".

-Peff